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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | From a pre-mail postcard Original stamp was normally in orange color, perforation of 12, issue of 8,000,000 Based on a painting by Alfred Edward Chalon Based on a photograph by Alexander Bassano Designed by Lyndwode Charles Pereira Designed by Peleg Franklin Brownell Artwork by Alfred Edward Chalon, "Queen Victoria", 1837 Two portraits of Queen Victoria 1837 and 1867. The portrait on the left is from a painting by Alfred Edward Chalon, R. A., and portrays Her Majesty on the occasion of the prorogation of Parliament on 17th July, 1837. This is the same portrait reproduced on the 12-pence Canadian stamp of 1851... Between the portraits on the stamps, the initials V.R.I. signify Victoria, Queen and Empress, and below are dates 1837 and 1897, the years of the Queen's accession and her Diamond Jubilee. |
| Face value | 1 Cent |
| Series | Jubilee issue |
| Place in series | 2 |
| Stamp colour | Black and White |
| Stamp use | Cinderella stamp |
| Issue date | 19/06/1897 |
| Designer | Lyndwode Charles Pereira and Peleg Franklin Brownell |
| Printed by | American Bank Note Company, Ottawa |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
